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Dr. Janet Splitter of Lorraine, announces the engagement of her daughter, Elizabeth Splitter, to Matt Lansdowne, son of David and Kathy Lansdowne, of Hutchinson. The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Dr. Melvin Splitter. Grandparents of the bride-elect are the late Vernon and Melva Splitter and the late Willard and Lois Janssen. Grandparents of the prospective groom are Margaret Lansdowne and Dr. Kenneth and Maxine Burkhard, all of Manhattan, and the late Robert Lansdowne,

Edwin and Geraldine Piland of Great Bend will celebrate their 80th birthdays with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on July 6 at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. Hosts for the event will be their children, Neil and Becky Piland, and Tom and Maria Piland, all of Topeka, and Cindy and Mike Stevenson, of Fort Collins Colo.

Members of Preceptor Pi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi present a gift of $583 to Dr. Kyle Krebaum for the Makinna Ann Hope Foundation established by Krebaum and his wife, Tasha, in memory of their daughter, Makinna, to help families who have special-needs children. Representing Preceptor Pi, Susan Coulson presents the donation to Krebaum. Also pictured are chapter members, left to right, Jeanne Schmitt, Rosie Luthi, Cindy Meitler, Jeri Brozek, Janis Link, Karen Reif, Susan Brown and Lois Johnson. This donation will go toward the Foundation's project to fund playground equipment for a special-needs access park. Since the chapter ...

The following well-balanced and nutritious Friendship Meals will be served for lunch at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. Meals are served with milk; donations for coffee and tea are accepted.

"It takes a village" is the proverb about raising a child but the same holds true in producing a community theatre production. That is certainly the case with the Sterling Community Theatre Troupe's production of the musical comedy whodunit, Curtains, which will be presented at 8 p.m. next Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6. and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 7, in the Sterling High School Theatre.